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Different Hearing Format for Yale, Michigan Presidents on Campus Antisemitism

The presidents of Yale University and the University of Michigan will not appear before a full congressional committee as previously...
A photo of a protester at Columbia University wearing a sign reading “Suspension for Gaza is the Highest Honor! Viva Palestina.”

Colleges Eye Rule Changes in the Wake of Spring Protests

Pro-Palestinian encampments and protests strained college policies this spring. As summer sets in, some are revising rules ahead of a potentially tumultuous fall.

A photo illustration of the Marymount Manhattan College campus with the logos for Northeastern University and Marymount Manhattan College overlaid and intermingled.

Northeastern Expands With Marymount Manhattan Merger

The Boston-based institution will absorb the small, liberal-arts college, adding a 14th campus to its global system and establishing its first site in New York City.

A photo illustration containing some recommendations from a draft report by a North Dakota State Board of Higher Education committee.

Tenure Under Fire—Again—in North Dakota

Republican lawmakers and a university president pushed a bill last year that would diminish faculty job protections at two institutions. It failed by a hair, but the State Board of Higher Education has taken up the mantle.

Harvard to Refrain From Statements on Political Issues

Harvard University will refrain from making statements on public policy issues not directly related to institutional functions, interim president Alan...

Art College Cites FAFSA Issues as One Reason for Closure

Delaware College of Art and Design is closing in the coming weeks, due to financial challenges driven by declining enrollment...
A photo of Northwestern president Michael Schill and Rutgers president Jonathan Holloway.

Campus Leaders Stand Their Ground Before Congress

In previous hearings, presidents equivocated on moral questions or were accused of throwing faculty under the bus. This time, leaders pushed back against lawmakers.

A photo illustration of the leaders of UCLA, Rutgers, and Northwestern set against a photo of the U.S. Capitol.

Who Are the Campus Leaders Headed to Capitol Hill?

Unlike their predecessors in the hot seat, the leaders set to face Congress today are all men who have been in the job for at least two years—and two head public institutions.